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P4
GMM.GEN.P4
Mid
M4
GMM.GEN.M4
Management
P3
GMM.GEN.P3
Mid
P5
GMM.GEN.P5
Senior
Market pay
LevelP4 · P4 — Senior ProfessionalM4 · M4 — DirectorP3 · P3 — Mid-Level ProfessionalP5 · P5 — Expert Professional
FunctionGrowth Marketing ManagerGrowth Marketing ManagerGrowth Marketing ManagerGrowth Marketing Manager
FocusGeneralGeneralGeneralGeneral
Typical years5–810–153–58–12
ScopeA system or set of related featuresA function or departmentFeatures or a sub-system end-to-endMultiple systems or a technical domain
AutonomySelf-directed; reviewed at critical decision pointsOwns area strategy and budgetWorks independently on standard work; reviewed on the non-standardSets direction within the domain
ImpactMulti-team / function outcomesFunction-level resultsProject / team outcomesOrg / multi-team outcomes
Decision rightsOwns technical decisions for a system; influences adjacent designOwns strategy, budget, and org design for the areaOwns implementation decisions for own scopeAuthority over a technical domain